CULLMAN,
Alabama -- While the mere threat of winter weather shut much of north and
central Alabama down this week, some areas, including Marion, Cullman and
Blount counties, got a heavy dose of the cold and wet stuff Tuesday.

Snow and
sleet that started falling Cullman County late Monday caused slick roadways and
traffic tie-ups along Interstate 65 and other highways. Jackknifed tractor-trailers
on I-65 caused
a backup for hours Tuesday.

The National
Weather Service received reports of three to five inches of snow in Cullman
County, up to five inches in DeKalb and Marshall Counties, and up to three inches
of snow in Marion County Tuesday.

Check out the snow in Cullman in these photos above taken by Noah Chappell, one of the contributors to the Cullman County Weather Facebook page. Chappell said the train in the photos is a CSX train in the Cullman area.

Snow is
expected to return to the area Wednesday, with several inches again
expected from Blount and Walker counties north, mostly in the afternoon and
evening after rain overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday.